Chris Chang-Bacon
@chrischangbacon.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Education @ University of Virginia. Bilingualism, Language Policy, & Anti-Oppressive Education.
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What a time to be alive. Doing work that matters. Led by brilliant colleagues. Introducing “Racial Justice in Multilingual Education.”
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Calling all researchers and practitioners in multilingual education. RJME would love to see your work! Check out Rjme.org to see the range of pieces we're interested in (we accept a variety of formats). Feel free to reach out to me or the other co-editors with questions! @rjme-journal.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Calling all researchers and practitioners in multilingual education. RJME would love to see your work! Check out Rjme.org to see the range of pieces we're interested in (we accept a variety of formats). Feel free to reach out to me or the other co-editors with questions! @rjme-journal.bsky.social
As a language researcher, I’m always curious what's intended/achieved by placing “the science of” in front of a subject area as a modifier. What are users attempting to signal with this phrase? How does it create in/out groups (and to proliferate spicy podcasts)?
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Debates Over Math Teaching Are Heating Up. They Could Affect Classrooms
A controversial new movement promoting the "science of math" has come into the math establishment's crosshairs.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:10 PM
As a language researcher, I’m always curious what's intended/achieved by placing “the science of” in front of a subject area as a modifier. What are users attempting to signal with this phrase? How does it create in/out groups (and to proliferate spicy podcasts)?
www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
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Paired Texts
January 24, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Paired Texts
"Today’s dismissal confirms what the data shows: government attorneys are having an increasingly difficult time defending the lawlessness of the president and his cabinet,” she said in a news release about the court filing. “When people show up and resist, they win.”
Education Dept. Drops Appeal of Court Order Blocking Anti-DEI Guidance
First Amendment advocates and higher ed leaders are declaring victory, and some say it’s the “final defeat” of Trump’s attempt to rid colleges of race-based student supports. https://bit.ly/4jTBGNH
#EDUSky #AcademicSky
First Amendment advocates and higher ed leaders are declaring victory, and some say it’s the “final defeat” of Trump’s attempt to rid colleges of race-based student supports. https://bit.ly/4jTBGNH
#EDUSky #AcademicSky
January 22, 2026 at 7:32 PM
"Today’s dismissal confirms what the data shows: government attorneys are having an increasingly difficult time defending the lawlessness of the president and his cabinet,” she said in a news release about the court filing. “When people show up and resist, they win.”
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For the occasion: the first page of the Church Committee Report’s study of FBI harassment, surveillance, and sabotage of Martin Luther King Jr.
January 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM
For the occasion: the first page of the Church Committee Report’s study of FBI harassment, surveillance, and sabotage of Martin Luther King Jr.
English is NOT the official language of the U.S. just because an (illegitimate) executive order said it was. In this policy brief, Kara Viesca an I caution against granting last year's executive order a legitimacy it does not have. Don't comply in advance.
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The Delusion of Official English: A Policy Brief on Executive Order 14224, Designating English as the Official Language of The United States | The Delusion of Official English: A Policy Brief on Execu...
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January 13, 2026 at 4:10 PM
English is NOT the official language of the U.S. just because an (illegitimate) executive order said it was. In this policy brief, Kara Viesca an I caution against granting last year's executive order a legitimacy it does not have. Don't comply in advance.
penn.manifoldapp.org/read/the-del...
penn.manifoldapp.org/read/the-del...
English is NOT the official language of the U.S. just because an (illegitimate) executive order said it was. In this policy brief, Kara Viesca an I caution against granting last year's executive order a legitimacy it does not have. Don't comply in advance.
penn.manifoldapp.org/read/the-del...
penn.manifoldapp.org/read/the-del...
The Delusion of Official English: A Policy Brief on Executive Order 14224, Designating English as the Official Language of The United States | The Delusion of Official English: A Policy Brief on Execu...
Manifold @ Penn. An Intuitive, collaborative, open-source platform for scholarly publishing
penn.manifoldapp.org
January 13, 2026 at 4:10 PM
English is NOT the official language of the U.S. just because an (illegitimate) executive order said it was. In this policy brief, Kara Viesca an I caution against granting last year's executive order a legitimacy it does not have. Don't comply in advance.
penn.manifoldapp.org/read/the-del...
penn.manifoldapp.org/read/the-del...
This!
We have to do a better job supporting teachers at work following a miscarriage. For more on the layered pressures they face, see this article in AERA Open, "The Influence of Policies and Professional Expectations on Teachers' Leave Decisions and Well-Being ..."
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December 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This!
"We need something more than a clearinghouse to help identify what works in education; we need a similar focus on understanding how and why something works."
Great piece by @uvaehd.bsky.social colleague Jim Soland!
www.brookings.edu/articles/a-m...
Great piece by @uvaehd.bsky.social colleague Jim Soland!
www.brookings.edu/articles/a-m...
A more expansive approach to studying what works in education | Brookings
James Soland urges a broader approach to education research, combining causal and qualitative studies to show what works.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"We need something more than a clearinghouse to help identify what works in education; we need a similar focus on understanding how and why something works."
Great piece by @uvaehd.bsky.social colleague Jim Soland!
www.brookings.edu/articles/a-m...
Great piece by @uvaehd.bsky.social colleague Jim Soland!
www.brookings.edu/articles/a-m...
So well deserved! Congratulations @deroomat.bsky.social #LRA2025
I am grateful to be the 2025 recipient of the Literacy Research Association's Early Career Achievement Award. #LRA2025 I also wish to express my thankfulness to each of the colleagues who supported my recognition.
December 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
So well deserved! Congratulations @deroomat.bsky.social #LRA2025
Tomorrow (Tuesday)! Hope to see you there with @rjme-journal.bsky.social!
Don't miss your chance to hear from these fabulous scholars and learn more about the new Racial Justice in Multilingual Eduction journal! Tues, Nov 18th 2pm (ET) wwu-edu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Tomorrow (Tuesday)! Hope to see you there with @rjme-journal.bsky.social!
Don't miss your chance to hear from these fabulous scholars and learn more about the new Racial Justice in Multilingual Eduction journal! Tues, Nov 18th 2pm (ET) wwu-edu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Don't miss your chance to hear from these fabulous scholars and learn more about the new Racial Justice in Multilingual Eduction journal! Tues, Nov 18th 2pm (ET) wwu-edu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Could've just asked your local early childhood teachers....
A recent study of schoolchildren finds that the youngest students harbor the most germs.
During cold and flu season, the youngest kids really are the germiest
A recent study of schoolchildren finds that the youngest students harbor the most germs. Researchers looked at nasal swabs and symptom reports of more than 800 students and staff in Kansas City, Missouri.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Could've just asked your local early childhood teachers....
The catch-22 of being told to: (1) Scrub your syllabi/program of DEI terminology so it doesn't get flagged, but also (2) Don't teach about content that wasn't advertised as part of the course. Then get fired either way.
“Texas A&M President Mark
Welsh was heard saying in a phone call with the student that the university would review the children’s literature course, adding that ‘there’s not a problem‘ teaching LGBT literature as long as the university clearly states that it will be part of a class.”
Dark world.
Welsh was heard saying in a phone call with the student that the university would review the children’s literature course, adding that ‘there’s not a problem‘ teaching LGBT literature as long as the university clearly states that it will be part of a class.”
Dark world.
Texas A&M’s President just removed a dean and department head from their positions after they supported a professor whose lesson on gender was challenged by a student. www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
September 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The catch-22 of being told to: (1) Scrub your syllabi/program of DEI terminology so it doesn't get flagged, but also (2) Don't teach about content that wasn't advertised as part of the course. Then get fired either way.
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Gone are the days of expecting the government to do its job to protect public health, so a small way we can enact the values of justice and love in our every day lives is to mask up if you're feeling sick.
It's how you say "I care about others" in a world devoid of compassion.
It's how you say "I care about others" in a world devoid of compassion.
September 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Gone are the days of expecting the government to do its job to protect public health, so a small way we can enact the values of justice and love in our every day lives is to mask up if you're feeling sick.
It's how you say "I care about others" in a world devoid of compassion.
It's how you say "I care about others" in a world devoid of compassion.
We’re absolutely elated to release the inaugural issue of Racial Justice in Multilingual Education! All open-access, peer-reviewed, with authors who put so much heart into their work and their words. Enjoy! @rjme-journal.bsky.social
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September 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We’re absolutely elated to release the inaugural issue of Racial Justice in Multilingual Education! All open-access, peer-reviewed, with authors who put so much heart into their work and their words. Enjoy! @rjme-journal.bsky.social
www.rjme.org
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Promoted with Tenure! It’s definitely an inflection point, and I’m grateful to share this milestone with friends & colleagues who supported us though so much along the way. It’s a strange time to be in academia (to say the least), but here’s to keeping up the fight as ever, as always.
August 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Promoted with Tenure! It’s definitely an inflection point, and I’m grateful to share this milestone with friends & colleagues who supported us though so much along the way. It’s a strange time to be in academia (to say the least), but here’s to keeping up the fight as ever, as always.
So the difference between an "Antisemitism training" and the *DEI EFFORTS THEY'RE BANNING* is what again?
"Introducing the (antisemitism) training has not helped Northwestern’s relationship with the Trump administration. Even after implementing it, the administration cut $790m in research funding. Trump is now trying to extract further concessions."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Antisemitism training designed by pro-Israel groups is becoming compulsory at US colleges. What’s in it?
Training asks students to attribute the statement ‘every time I read Hitler, I fall in love’ to an ‘anti-Israel activist’
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
So the difference between an "Antisemitism training" and the *DEI EFFORTS THEY'RE BANNING* is what again?
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"No concession will ever be enough." A very slow lesson for so many institutions and orgs.
Universities are rushing to eliminate the terms diversity, equity and inclusion from all programming while forcing students to sit through pro-Israel propaganda and are still being attacked by the Trump administration. No concession will ever be enough.
"Introducing the (antisemitism) training has not helped Northwestern’s relationship with the Trump administration. Even after implementing it, the administration cut $790m in research funding. Trump is now trying to extract further concessions."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
July 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"No concession will ever be enough." A very slow lesson for so many institutions and orgs.
"It may feel like resistance is futile and that the fascist takeover of our institutions is inevitable. But that is what fascists always want you to believe. And it has never been true.... So, what can we do now to resist the fascist takeover of our institutions?"
In my latest blog post I lay out some things we as faculty can do to ensure that higher education remains an incubator that prepares future generations for a multiracial democracy as opposed to an incubator for Trump's fascist agenda. Check it out!
educationallinguist.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/a...
educationallinguist.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/a...
As Universities Cede to Fascism, Faculty Must Refuse to Follow
Once upon a time, universities sought to be spaces where critical thought was championed, diversity was celebrated, and academic freedom was valued. Since the Civil Rights Movement, many universiti…
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July 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"It may feel like resistance is futile and that the fascist takeover of our institutions is inevitable. But that is what fascists always want you to believe. And it has never been true.... So, what can we do now to resist the fascist takeover of our institutions?"
They are coming after your centrist leaders who attempted to compromise next.
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UVA President Jim Ryan resigns under pressure from Trump DOJ
The Justice Department has been investigating UVA over its diversity practices.
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June 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
They are coming after your centrist leaders who attempted to compromise next.
www.vpm.org/news/2025-06...
www.vpm.org/news/2025-06...
I’m equal parts honored and mind-blown to be one of this year’s NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellows! So many folks I admire have been part of this program and I’m really amped for the projects the fellowship is supporting this year.
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Current NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellows - National Academy of Education
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June 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I’m equal parts honored and mind-blown to be one of this year’s NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellows! So many folks I admire have been part of this program and I’m really amped for the projects the fellowship is supporting this year.
naeducation.org/current-naed...
naeducation.org/current-naed...
This absolutely tracks. We even TELL providers to call me first (as I have the more flexible workday), but "call mom" is still 100% the default.
Thrilled to have found such a fantastic home @qjeharvard.bsky.social for this paper with @laurakgee.bsky.social & @kbuzard7.bsky.social
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June 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This absolutely tracks. We even TELL providers to call me first (as I have the more flexible workday), but "call mom" is still 100% the default.
"They’re being propelled by hostile political forces bearing down on them because of who they are, what they believe, or for their medical needs.... Such is the tide of coerced dislocation, in the land of the free."
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Meet the new American refugees fleeing across state lines for safety
Americans have often moved between states for opportunities. Now they’re being forced to uproot themselves to escape hostile forces under Trump
www.theguardian.com
May 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"They’re being propelled by hostile political forces bearing down on them because of who they are, what they believe, or for their medical needs.... Such is the tide of coerced dislocation, in the land of the free."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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real punk adapts to the times
And in an unexpected twist, it turns out the most punk rock things of all are supporting public broadcasting and patronizing your local library and not cheating on your homework with AI
May 21, 2025 at 4:51 AM
real punk adapts to the times